announce

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /əˈnaʊns/ or /ˈæ.naʊns/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ʌˈnaʊns/

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• Hyphenation: an‧nounce

Verb

Plain form announce

Third-person singular announces

Past tense announced

Past participle announced

Present participle announcing

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you announce something, you make it public by telling people about it.

   "There's been a change in plans," she announced, and her mother looked surprised.

   Dun & Bradstreet announced its intention to split into three separate companies by fall.

   They haven't announced the time of the next train yet.

   Recently, Halliburton also announced a deal to buy U.K.-based PSL Energy Services Ltd.

2. (transitive) If you announce somebody, you tell others that the person has arrived.

Synonyms

• introduce
• publicise/publicize

Related words

• announcement
• announcer
• unannounced